Guest 87na Posted June 20, 2006 Share Posted June 20, 2006 i will be cranking the z31 in the morning if all goes well. I would like some advice on what to prep and what to have ready when i go to start it. 350 bored .30 over mallory unilite dist and coil holley 650 double pumper proform elec water pump no accesories but the alt. i think thats all the important info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bartman Posted June 20, 2006 Share Posted June 20, 2006 Make sure you have a working oil pressure gauge. I just started mine after upgrading the top end and the oil pressure gauge didn't budge, so I quickly had to shut it down. I got a cheap mechanical oil pressure gauge under the hood now, and it shows that I have pleanty of pressure. I still don't know what's wrong with my stock gauge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sumo Posted June 21, 2006 Share Posted June 21, 2006 Have a fire extinguisher handy just in case. Safety first! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
v80z Posted June 21, 2006 Share Posted June 21, 2006 Make sure you use a priming tool to prime the oiling system. Run that till you get oil out of the top of the rockers. run your fuel pump to pressurize the fuel system and check for leaks. cleanup and fix check that all wires and such are not touching headers. speaking from experience hahahahaha If you dont get oil pressure at least 20-30 psi at idol shut it down Also I cracked a starter and my bell housing once when I had the dizzy in wrong ugh good thing it was a $30.00 one from advance auto that I returned. Definately have a fire extinguisher. I have moved mine out of the garage for first starts just incase. dont want to BURN DOWN THE HOUSE!!!!!!!!. She wouldn't like that much. I have first started my twice and both times I have had huge oil leaks from something I forgot to tighten up. Once was when I trusted the aftermaket factory to have the drainplug on tight. Another source of oil leakage for me was valve covers and the front seal for some reason. Took me a few tries to get the dizzy in the right position. OK TDC on compression oil pump shaft pointing at #5 cylinder lets try it nope that is not it. But I am fairly new to SBC. Others may get it on the first try. Oh yeah. Make sure you have a sure fire way to turn it off. Man first starts for me are nerve racking since I do my own engine assembly. Have fun shoot a video Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 87na Posted June 22, 2006 Share Posted June 22, 2006 i will shoot a video, anyone that could tell me where to host it? i have aftermarket gauges, and i will be checking the fuel system first.( i broke a bolt today before i could check it) i have a gm starter, which has three terminals on it, one big one, and two little ones. i know one of the little ones is the solenoid, but what does the other one do? and how do i tell which is which Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 87na Posted June 23, 2006 Share Posted June 23, 2006 here is the video, ignore the fools talking http://videos.streetfire.net/video/c940699f-3f05-4b5d-b843-474dd4001102.htm we shut it back down to adjust the idle, and so far its running great, 50 psi of oil pressure at about 2200rpm, how long should it take to warm up? i let it run for about 4 minutes with no movement on the temp gauge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavyZ Posted June 23, 2006 Share Posted June 23, 2006 we shut it back down to adjust the idle' date=' and so far its running great, 50 psi of oil pressure at about 2200rpm, how long should it take to warm up? i let it run for about 4 minutes with no movement on the temp gauge[/quote'] 4 minutes is more than plenty; you're golden. Davy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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